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If your password for anything is password, you’re doing it wrong. The good news is that you are in good company- the five most common passwords are 123456, 12345678, password, qwerty, and abc123. The bad news is that 90% of employee...

Have you heard of iDict? It’s a tool that hackers can use to get passwords via what’s called brute force attacks. It’s designed to crack into iCloud’s passwords, and supposedly it can circumvent Apple’s anti-brute...

You can’t change your fingerprint like you can change your password. But why would you want to change your fingerprint? The thought might cross your mind if your fingerprint gets stolen.How the heck can this happen? Ask Starbug. He’s a...

I was surfing on YouTube the other day and found this hilariousvideo mash-upof Taylor Swift’s song “Shake It Off” and an 80s aerobics video. For a lot of kids today, mash-ups are all the rage—whether it’s combining...

Ever wonder just how hackers bust into systems and cause destruction? One reason is because people are still using weak passwords. While your pet’s name and wedding anniversary dates are easy to remember and sentimental to use, this approach...

A creepy new website is hacking private security CCTV webcams around the world and linking to them online for anyone to watch. Insecam, a site which claims to have privacy protection as its goal, is probably illegal, but that hasn't stopped...

For anyone who goes online, it’s impossible to hack-proof yourself, but not impossible to make a hacker’s job extremely difficult. Here are three things to almost hack-proof yourself.Two-factor authentication. Imagine a hacker, who has...

By now you’ve heard that Jennifer Lawrence’s (and other celebs’) cellphone nude pictures were leaked out, but how in the heck did the hacker pull this off? Tech experts believe it was through the “Find My iPhone” app...

Over the years we have heard plenty of stories where celebrities have been targets for hackers. Usually it is a case where their laptop or mobile device has been stolen or social media accounts being breached. These attacks are most always focused...

One of the hot topics discussed by the ladies on CBS's "The Talk" on Friday was about how a positive password can change your life. Julie Chen, moderator explained to the other co-hosts what experts say about typing a positive code...

A newly proposed app that is based on the strengths of human memory has been initially tested and shown to improve password memory and to improve security versus present methods of password recognition. The preliminary study was conducted by Dr....

On Wednesday, the popular online auction site known as Ebay disclosed information about a cyber-attack to their online services. The company reported that so far no financial records or sensitive information were accessed. Ebay is now urging all...

We also say we want to be safe online. Yet sometimes our actions betray our words—especially if we’re using simple, short passwords for our online sites. Passwords with less than eight characters are the easiest to crack, especially if...

British Columbia is no stranger to innovation in the technology sector. With the Pacific Northwest also being one of the most popular retirement locations, it make sense that one company out of Vancouver Island is attempting to offer an affordable...

On Monday, America Online (AOL)announced that all users should change their passwords because there might be a breach on its system. On Tuesday, AOL sent a personal letter to all its users encouraging them to change not only their passwords but to...